• The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume 1, The Final Report, And, A Tactical History [you are here]
  
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Contents Foreword v Preface vii Introduction 1 Final Report of the Chief of Air Service, AEF I. Achievement 17 II. The NVoevre and the Marne 29 III. St. Mihiel and the Argonne-Meuse 37 IV. Early Problems and Their Solutions 51 V. Reorganization and Development 65 VI. Period of Expansion 71 VII. The Working Organization 75 VIII. Difficulties 81 IX. Scope of Activities and General Remarks 85 X. Training 93 XI. The Supply Section 117 XII. The Technical Section 131 XIII. The Balloon Section 137 XIV. The Aircraft Armament Section 145 XV. The Photographic Section 151 XVI. The Radio Section 157 XVII. The Medical Consultant 161 XVIII. Conclusion 163 A Tactical History of the Air Service, AEF Part One: The Achievement of the Air Service, AEF Part Two: Tactical History of Corps Observation I. Introduction 169 II. The First Corps Observation Group in the Toul Sector 171 III. The 12th Aero Squadron i n the Baccarat Sector 185 IV. The Third Flight of the 99th Squadron in the Vosges 193 V. The 1st Corps Air Service at Chateau-Thierry 197 VI. The Third Corps Air Service on the Vesle River 221 VII. The Corps Air Service in the St. Mihiel Offensive 235 VIII. The Corps Air Service in the Argonne-Meuse Offensive 245 Part Three: Tactical History of Army Observation I. On the Toul Sector 259 II. The St. Mihiel Offensive 269 III. The Argonne-Meuse Offense 275 Part Four: Tactical History of Pursuit Aviation I. The Toul Sector 283 II. Chateau-Thierry 291 III. St. Mihiel Offensive 301 IV. Argorme-Metise Offensive 313 V. American Pursuit Units on the British Front 325 VI. Second Army Pursuit 341 Appendices to Tactical History of Pursuit Aviation A. Sample Battle Orders, Air Service, First Army 343 B. Sample Operations Order, 1 st Pursuit Wing 346 C. Sample Operations Order, 1st Pursuit Group 348 D. Table: Percentage of Casualties to Available Pilots 350 E. Chart: Enemy Aircraft Brought Down 351 F. Chart: Ratio of Confirmed Victories to Casualties 352 G. Table: Planes on Hand and Available for Service and Pilot? Available 353 Part Five: Tactical History of Day Bombardment I. From the Beginning to the St. Mihiel Offensive 357 II. The St. Mihiel Offensive 365 III. The Argonne-Meuse Offensive 371 Part Six: Tactical History of American Observation Balloons I. In the Toul Sector 379 II. At Chateau-Thierry 381 III. In the St. Mihiel Battle 383 IV. In the Argonne-Meuse Offensive 385 V. Miscellaneous 387 Appendices A. Directive for "Final Report" 389 B. Outline of Tactical Organization, 11 November 1918 391 Abbreviation List 393 Notes To the Introduction 395 To the Final Report V 397 To the Tactical History 403 Index 406 List of Photographs Col. Henry C. Whitehead 3 Col. Edgar S. Gorrell 4 Col. Thomas DeW. Milling 5 Lt. Col. William C. Sherman 6 Lts. Douglas Campbell and Alan Winslow 30 Observers leave observation balloon 32 A Caquot balloon 35 The Arizona Balloon Buster (Art by Merv Corning) 36 Capt. Field E. Kindley 45 Lt:Col. "Billy" Mitchell and Maj. Raynal C. Boiling 53 Lafayette Escadrille hangars at Ham airdrome; Officers of the 103d Aero Squadron, formerly of the Escadrille, receive decorations 56 Pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille with one of their pet lions; Maj. William K. Thaw 57 Spad VII 60 Repair shop at Issoudun 64 Parachute descent from free balloon 70 Brig. Gen. Benjamin Foulois with Gen. John J. Pershing 75 Aviators in training 80 A Handley-Page bomber readied for a mission on the Aisne front 84 Observers train in aerial gunnery; Miniature planes used for sighting with machine guns in aerial gunnery 96 Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker and Brig. Gen. Foulois at Issoudun; Lt. Quentin Roosevelt 106 Flying field at Issoudun 107 An RAF class in gunnery training 109 A British Sopwith stockroom for engines and spare parts 116 DH-4 aircraft of the U.S. Air Service at Romorantin 127 Aviation Mechanics uniform insignia of the U.S. Air Service 132 Observer climbs into a basket of an observation balloon; Balloon ascends; Balloon shot down by enemy fire 139 Observers parachute from French balloon shot down by enemy fire 141 Lt. Col. John Paegelow 143 A machine gun on a Scarff mount ready for action 144 Aerial observer reaches for camera prior to a reconnaissance mission 150 Camera on Salmson; Movie camera mounted on aircraft; Photo printing room at Tours; Composition of aerial maps and models 153 Capt. Albert W. Stevens with DeRam camera on a Salmson 155 Radio operators receive message from fliers 156 Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick 163 The Eagle of Lille (Art by Merv Corning) 168 A railroad gun 180 An aerial view of trenches taken during photo reconnaissance 194 Maj. Lewis H. Brereton and Col. "Billy" Mitchell 196 Messages received from aircraft for transmission to artillery units 215 Maj. Joseph T. McNarney 220 Maj. Harry B. Anderson and Lt. Arthur R. Christie 234 Field radio station 241 French soldiers watch an observation balloon falling in flames 244 Lt. George C. Kenney 258 Maj. John N. Reynolds 261 A 155-mm artillery battery 268 A pilot's view of a battle 271 Night bombardment scene 274 Lt. Everett R. Cook 277 Capt. "Eddie" Rickenbacker and Lt. Reed Chambers 282 Maj. Bert M. Atkinson 287 Graveside services for 1st Lt. Quentin Roosevelt 297 Fall of the Flying Fool (Art by Merv Corning) 300 Burning balloon shot down by an aircraft 310 "Balloon Buster" Frank Luke, Jr 312 Capt. James A. Summersett, Jr 317 Maj. Harold E. Hartney 320 An Attack in World War I (Art by Merv Corning) 327 Maj. Reed G. Landis 341 Breguets of the 96th Aero Squadron head for a daylight bombing assault on German territory 356 A Breguet 14-B2 of the 96th Aero Squadron 360 DH-4 aircraft of the 11th Aero Squadron conduct a bombing attack 364 Capt. Cecil G. Sellers 366 Bombs loaded for a mission 367 Maj. James L. Dunsworth observes bomb loading 370 Col. Charles Def. Chandler; Col. Frank P. Lahm; Observation balloon and winch 378 Maj. John H. Jouett; Caquot balloon with winch 382 An observer with a telephone set in a balloon basket 383 Partially inflated balloon— 10th Balloon Company; Col. Frank P. Lahm and his. staff 386 List of Tables, Maps, and Charts Combat Squadrons in AEF— Dates of Assignment and Demobilization 18 First Day Bombardment Group— Chart of Complete Operations 19 U.S. Balloon Companies in AEF— Dates of Assignment and Demobilization 20 1st Day Bombardment Group— Bombs Dropped During October 21 Squadrons, Balloon Companies, Photo Sections and Air Parks Assigned to Armies in the AEF 22 Air Service Units of the First American Army, Nov. 11, 1918 23 Flying Time of Air Service Assigned to Armies from Beginning of Operations until July 1st, 1919 24 Total Number of Airplanes Dispatched to Zone of Advance 25 Air Service Stations in AEF— Establishment and Demobilization 26 Casualties of U.S. Air Service Personnel 27 Air Service, AEF, Chart of Organization 63 Airplanes Received from All Sources— From Beginning of Qperations to Dec. 31, 1918 66 Monthly Arrival of Air Service Personnel in AEF 67 Air Service Personnel in AEF— Arrival and Departure 68 U.S. Air Service, AEF, Location of Air Service Centers in France 77 Handley Page Flow Sheet 86 Hours Flown in Training, AEF 98 Chart Showing When Instruction Commenced and Finished at all Flying Schools in AEF... 100 U.S. Air Service, AEF, Training Centers for Co-operation with Artillery, 1917-1918 102 U.S. Air Service, AEF, Training Centers in France, 1917-1918 111 Air Service, AEF, General Flow of Aeronautical Material Airplanes, as of November 11, 1918 118 Air Service, AEF, General Flow of Aeronautical Material Spare Parts, as of November 11, 1918 120 Air Service, AEF, General Flow of Aeronautical Material General Supplies, as of November 11, 1918 121 U.S. Air Service, AEF, Location of Sources of Supply and Distributing Stations for Zone of Advance, 1917-1918 129 U.S. Air Service, AEF, Balloon Centers in France, 1917-1918 136 Air Service, AEF, General Flow of Aeronautical Material Balloons and Balloon Supplies, as of 11 November 1918 141 Enemy Aircraft Brought Down by 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Pursuit Compared with American Pursuit Casualties 351 Enemy Planes Brought Down by American Pursuit Compared with American Pursuit Casualties 352 Planes on Hand, Available for Duty, and Pilots Available in First, Second, and Third Pursuit Groups, AEF 353

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v. 1. The final report, and A tactical history -- v. 2. Early concepts of military aviation -- v. 3. The Battle of St. Mihiel -- v. 4. Postwar review

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